Pours out to a hazy dark amber, forming a creamy deep yellow head with very good retention and lacing. Carbonation is mild, ~2.0 carbs or so, much calmer than most Biere-de Garde. The nose is of caramel, butterscotch, dates and figs. Not very Biere de Garde, in other words. Doesn't have the spicy or peppery nose typical of the style. Fair amount of DMS and diacetyl, not appropriate to style. The mouthfeel is mild and soft with a medium body. The taste is a recap of the nose...lots of munich and caramel, figs, butterscotch, DMA and diacetyl. Bitterness is almost non-existent. Finish is sweet. Totally under-attenuated for the style. No hop flavor to speak of. In the finish is a little bit of peppery alcohol. No tartness, no spice.

This is not a Biere de Garde. Not even close. Imagine a really bad Vienna lager and this is it. This one is going down the drain. Total disappointment.

Before I begin let me say I had some trouble reviewing this beer because I did not find it to be a biere de garde- it was more like a standard lager with a little farmhouse funk thrown in.

Poured the color of old brass, with a quickly dissipating off-white head. Aroma was of bitter hops, with just a hint of farmhouse aromas probably more suggested by the style on the label than the actual aromas coming from the glass. Had this been a blind tasting I may have thought this smelled like a continental lager, i.e. Heineken. As it warmed up though a little spice did come out, along with a whiff of alcohol.

This seemed rough on the back of my palate. The alcohol was evident, especially as it warmed, and the overall flavor was a very dry maltiness. The French farmhouse yeast used also became more apparent as it warmed.

The label advertises the finish as refreshing; I found it had a little roughness from the esters and a lot of length once again especially as it warmed. Not particularly refreshing though. Probably wouldn't buy this again.

Amber colored with some haziness sporting a modest beige head that fades to bald over the course of 5 minutes. Caramelized nuts and wheat husk nose. Yeastiness is minimal, but some pepper can be noticed with concentration. Hopping is grassy and bitter, but void of any real hallmark statement in the aroma.Toasted grain enters the mouth first, then segues towards nuts. Caramel envelops everything, but it retains its toastiness and doesn't veer oversweet. Yeast is doughy and neutral (and if I had to pick a word to describe this as a whole, "neutral" would be it), with some nearly illusory peppercorn. Hopping is moderate in bitterness, but understated in flavor, with minor flares of grass and herbs.Medium bodied with an initial rampant carbonation that dies over time. It's never flat feeling or sticky and the alcohol is masked well. I just get a lot more amber ale than anything in the Biere de Garde or Farmhouse vein. Drinkable, just not what it claims.

Deep amber, it pours with a nice head that quickly fades. No lace. A very slight haze is present. Lots of fruit, aroma and flavor. Sweet with little discernible hops (middle to finish). Mild soapiness, smell and taste. Medium body. Slight smoky finish.

Not a big fan of the taste. Very malty and grainy, with a floral presence to it, a touch of bitterness and yeast. There is an annoying characteristic to it that I can't explain.

I do like the feel, very smooth, carbonation is there, it's just a nice feeling beer despite the taste.

I don't know what I'm missing here but maybe it's just not my style of beer. Smooth going down, feels nice in my mouth but the taste is annoying. I used water to cleanse my palate before I tried it; I didn't know I would have to cleanse it again, to get the taste out.

Medium bodied with a bitter earthy hop bite that lingers over the sweet malt backbone and funky farmhouse yeast into a very dry finish. Very dry and resinous with sticky pine needle, grass and spicy spruce tip flavor dominating the palate. Underneath, there is a decent malt backbone with hints of bread, toffee, caramel and biscuit but these notes are overwhelmed by the aggressive hop presence. The farmhouse character from the aroma is very faint and barely noticeable with everything else going on. There is some light fruit sweetness toward the finish but it still feels like its lacking in balance because of the earthy bitterness.

A- This beer pours a clear soft auburn brown body with a slow swirl of microbubbles that support a beige creamy head for a short bit.

S- The soft clean aroma of cook vegetables and yeast grows stronger as the beer opens. It is a lot of DMS and that is all I can smell.

T- The big cooked corn DMS blends with some soft malt hints and a very faint tartness in the finish that has more of an oxidized cardboard flavor that comes through as the beer opens.

M- The light mouthfeel has a slight slippery texture with some warming alcohol in the finish.

O- This is an odd beer with lots of strange flavor that I won't say are particular tasty. The malt and fruity esters come through very softly but the DMS and oxidation just get in the way of everything, it was not offensive enough to drain pour and I kept drinking it hoping something else would pop out of the bottle.